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what is a logical port?

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The Question is:

 
Hello
 
Can any one tell me what a "logical port" in VMS is please.
I am investigating a problem with a Dibol application and the
application tech support people told me that they assign a
logical port to the real physical port a terminal connects to
via a system service call. Unfortunately that is all they know.
 
I can not find any reference to a system service that creates
logical ports nor do I know the term with regards to VMS.
 
Can you shed any light on this please or point to the documentation.
The system is a MV3100 with VMS 5.4.

The Answer is :

 
  There is no such thing as a "logical port" on OpenVMS.  This may be
  a corruption of the "logical name" term, or it may well be confusion.
 
  The Wizard has noticed you have initiated a discussion of this topic
  in the comp.os.vms newsgroup.  See the discussion that has started
  in that newsgroup.
 
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  referenced by the OpenVMS FAQ.
 

  
     
     answer written or last revised on ( 22-JUL-1998 )
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